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Lewyn is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. He is the prince of Silesse and the son of Queen Lahna. He is also a direct descendant of Crusader Ced, the founder of Silesse.

While Lewyn does not have his age confirmed by the games themselves, the Mitsuki Oosawa manga puts him at 20 years old.

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How is Lewyn connected to Crusader Ced?

Lewyn, prince of Silesse, is a descendant of the crusader Ced and the father of the present-day Ced. He inherits the wind tome Forseti, reflecting his lineage. His bard lifestyle conceals his royal status.

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What is Lewyn's role in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War?

Lewyn, a character in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, is the prince of Silesse and son of Queen Lahna. A descendant of Crusader Ced, he initially flees from his duties but eventually joins the battle to protect his land. Despite his aversion to war, Lewyn seeks to grow stronger and support his comrades.

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Why did Lewyn leave Silesse before the game's events?

Lewyn departed Silesse to explore the world due to the political tensions caused by the dukes' greed and power struggles, which risked leading Silesse into war.

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Who is Lewyn's mother in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War?

Lewyn's mother in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War is Queen Lahna of Silesse. She governs after her husband's death and desires Lewyn to take the throne as the heir of Forseti's bloodline. Lahna dispatches Erinys and her Pegasus Knights to locate Lewyn when he flees. She also offers refuge to Sigurd and his group when they are labeled traitors by Grannvale.

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What is Lewyn's age in the Mitsuki Oosawa manga?

Lewyn is 20 years old in the Mitsuki Oosawa manga.

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Lewyn ran away from Silesse to explore the world outside of the country. In Agustria, he befriended Silvia, a dancer, who develops romantic feelings for him. According to the popular Oosawa manga, that's because Lewyn was among the few people who treated her well in her short life.

Genealogy of the Holy War

In Chapter 4, Lewyn will snap to his senses and agree to take the throne of Silesse after the death of Annand. His mother will then give him the divine tome Forseti, knowing that he will follow the just path of the Wind Crusader. During his travels with Sigurd, Lewyn can possibly marry one of his fellow army members.

At the Battle of Belhalla, Lewyn is killed by Manfroy (revealed in the opening, after the game is finished several times) but is later resurrected by the dragon Forseti. He will then join Seliph in the second generation, serving as his advisor. During the interlude of the 1st and 2nd generations, he took care an amnesiac Julia after she was warped from Grannvale to Silesse as Deirdre's final act to keep her safe, and according to Shouzou Kaga's notes, he also was the traveling merchant who taught Tailtiu's son, Arthur, wind magic.^[1]

It is revealed in the epilogue that Lewyn was almost surely possessed by Forseti's spirit throughout the events of the second generation, rather than being properly resurrected, as Seliph expresses gratitude towards Forseti for guiding his army through the hardships faced during the course of the holy war.

Thracia 776

While the player can choose who Lewyn marries in Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776 canonically pairs him with Erinys, making him the father of Ced and Fee.

Personality

In the first generation, Lewyn sports a rather flirtatious personality, being rather mischievous around characters of the opposite gender. However, he is not without his depths: when Erinys asks him to return to Silesse, Lewyn remarks about how the people will suffer should he return to his homeland, probably because he worries that a civil war will happen because of his uncles in such an event (which does end up happening as he prediected).

Lewyn's fun-loving personality changes drastically in the second generation, where he is much more mature and refined in his mannerisms and speech, as well as being relatively cold and distant towards his family members, likely due to draconic possession by Forseti. For instance, when Ced confronts him about Erinys' death, he replies with condolences in a dismissive tone. In the case of Fee, he is slightly harsher, as he chastises her for trying to butt in with what happened between him and Erinys, insisting that was a private matter. Still, he is not completely devoid of emotions, as can be seen in a conversation he shares with Tine if he is paired up with Tailtiu. In this conversation, Lewyn is observed to tear up upon learning of Tailtiu's tragic death at the hands of Hilda. His emotional side also expressed in another conversation that he shares with Lene if he is paired up with Silvia: within this conversation, Lewyn is shown to have a kind demeanor as he comforts Lene upon learning that she has been abandoned by Silvia. He then reassures her that her parents are still alive, not once dropping any hints on his true identity as her father. Perhaps the reason for this drastic change in personality is Forseti possessing him during the second generation, and if so, his harshness towards his children may simply be Forseti trying to avoid emotional confrontation or wanting Lewyn's kids to not want him back.

In-Game

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Base Stats

• - Minor Holy Blood
• - Major Holy Blood

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Bard								Forseti
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
6	34	1	12	12	16	7	5	9	6	0	8,000
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Adept Critical				Wind - Thunder - C Fire - C				Elwind

Growth Rates

(With Holy Blood Bonuses)

Promotion Gains

Promoted Class
Sage
0	+8	+5	+5	0	+5	0
Weapon Levels
+1 +1 B B

Overall

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Lewyn, like many foot units, is an excellent overall combat unit. He sports a very high Speed growth which will give him excellent Evasion, and despite the fact that he does not have Follow-Up, he is still a ridiculously strong offensive unit. While his overall offensive potential is extremely high, Lewyn does have a few drawbacks. The first being his low Movement, making it difficult to have him see much actual combat. Maps in Genealogy of the Holy War are huge, and Lewyn will have trouble keeping up. The other drawback is having the most inconsistent damage output in the game. The possible outcomes from him engaging in combat range from simply attacking once and not even managing to kill a regular enemy unit or blowing up a Boss with a barrage of 4 attacks full of critical strikes. This is because Lewyn's skills, Adept and Critical, are dependent on RNG. Since they key off his Skill and Speed, which are rather good; Adept's AS+20% chance gives him a decent shot at activating the skill, and Critical's Skill% chance also gives a decent shot at big damage. Even without the skill activation, his base damage with Elwind is high enough that he will usually take a chunk off an enemy even if he fails to activate either skill. If you want Lewyn to be even stronger, you could sell him the Magic Ring, Leg Ring, and/or Follow-Up Ring, though the Follow-Up Ring is much more contested, and Lewyn is just fine even without it.

In Chapter 4, Lewyn will receive the Forseti tome from his mother, Lahna, when he enters Silesse Castle, and it's almost as though a switch has been flipped. He gains an additional 10 Skill and 20 Speed while equipping the tome, which compliment his skills by increasing his chance at activating Adept and/or Critical, giving a 51% chance to activate the former and 22% chance to activate the latter, and that's strictly using his base stats without lover's bonuses. His skills notwithstanding, the tome massively boosts his hit and avoid, making him a much more reliable combatant, though his Avoid might be so high that enemies will simply refuse to attack him. Still, Lewyn remains a consistent boss killer, and is arguably the best unit to handle Lombard and Reptor.

Father Overview

Lewyn makes a great father (for purposes involving unit quality) overall. He is tied with Chulainn for highest overall growths for a male suitor and second highest overall growths in the first generation (both of them only losing to Sigurd), his major Forseti blood makes any of his children extremely fast, and he passes down two explosive combat skills. Furthermore, he is capable of passing on Forseti to his sons, which is the best weapon in the entire game. His main downsides as a father are his low Strength making him not ideal for physical children and his lack of Follow-Up, but the main reason to pair Lewyn off is to pass down Forseti.

Lewyn is best paired with Erinys. Tailtiu is a fine option with some notable drawbacks. Silvia is a viable option, as Coirpre can inherit Forseti, but that pair has severe drawbacks. The rest should generally be avoided because no other children can inherit Forseti, Lewyn cannot pass on weapons to them, they will lack Follow-Up, or his low Strength growth will too negatively impact the children.

• Erinys: Many players choose this pairing not only because it is heavily promoted by the in-game mechanics and is canon according to the events of Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, but because its benefits far outweigh the negatives. There is also a conversation in Chapter 4 which make Lewyn and Erinys fall in love instantly if neither have a lover, so this pair is very plug-and-play and seen often in faster settings. Erinys already provides Follow-Up to her children and combined with Adept and Critical, Fee will have great offensive potential. While her strength might suffer from this pairing, her other stats and skills should make up for this shortcoming, and in any case, she will gain five points of strength for free from a conversation from Lewyn (through Seliph) in chapter 10. Giving Erinys a Power Ring for Fee to inherit may be a good idea, or you can pick up the one in Chapter 8, though getting it can prove to be difficult. That said, she can make excellent use of magic swords thanks to her flight and surprisingly high sword rank. Ced will be the second coming of his namesake, with solid base stats paired with good growth rates, the same offensive skills as Fee, and most importantly, he will inherit the Forseti tome, which will make him a virtual god, giving him the best magical combat in the game thanks to Sage class caps. The Sage caps are particularly important as Forseti's biggest use case is against Arvis, and Ced is the most reliable in getting the fight through.
• Tailtiu: This pair is for those that want to use Forseti as soon as possible, as Arthur will be able to use it much earlier than Ced can. Arthur promoting to a mounted class furthers appeal of the pairing, even being called "Horseti" due to Arthur's mage knight promotion. Both of Tailtiu's children wield Magic and join relatively early, so Lewyn is a great fit for them. That said, as neither parent has Follow-Up innately, one of them will be left without the skill, and it would likely be Tine, as Arthur really wants to be consistent with Forseti. Additionally, both kids will struggle with bulk problems, and while Arthur can skirt the issue somewhat, against the biggest use case of Forseti, that being Arvis, the Mage Knight's caps are not doing any favors for him, making him the least reliable of all the potential heirs of Forseti. Nonetheless, it remains a sufficient pairing.
• Sylvia: This pairing will result in Coirpre receiving Forseti, but he joins you very late in the second generation and you will not get as much use out of such a powerful item. Coirpre in general is not quite as good of a fighting unit as Ced or Arthur, so he is not quite as potent as Forseti's wielder, though he will still be great, even beating out Arthur against the Arvis fight thanks to the caps of High Priest. Lene does not really benefit much from the pairing, but critical could make some arenas a smidge easier for her. All in all, this pairing is fine, but you just get much better use out of Forseti from Lewyn's other pairings.

Conversations

In Chapter 2, Sigurd may speak to Lewyn, but nothing will result of it.

In Chapter 2, if Lewyn speaks to Erinys, she will be recruited into the army.

In Chapter 4, after Silesse Castle is captured, Lewyn may speak to Sigurd, and while it hints to how Lewyn gets Forseti, nothing will result of it.

In Chapter 4, if Lewyn enters Silesse Castle, he will obtain the Forseti tome.

In Chapter 4, if neither Lewyn nor Erinys has a lover after Silesse Castle is captured, Erinys may speak to Lewyn, resulting in the two immediately becoming lovers.

In Chapter 5, after Fionnuala Castle is captured, if Lewyn is in love with either Erinys or Sylvia, his lover in question may speak to him, but nothing will result of it.

Love Growths

Supports

Character	Bonus
Edain	50+2
Ayra	50+2
Lachesis	50+2
Erinys	210+2
Silvia	200+2
Brigid	50+4
Tailtiu	120+3

Fire Emblem Awakening

SpotPass

Starting Class
Sage
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
19	54	10	30+7	28	35	21	17	23	6
Skills			Weapon			Starting Items
Magic +2 Focus Gamble Rally Magic Tomefaire			Tome - A Staff - D			Forseti*

*Enemy only, joins unequipped

Fire Emblem Engage

Bond Ring

Prince of Silesse on Jugdral, a continent in another world. Descendant of the crusader Ced, he inherited the holy wind tome Forseti. Fought alongside Sigurd and, after his death, his son, Seliph, as well.

	C Rank	Spd +1
	B Rank	Mag +1 Spd +1
World	A Rank	Mag +1 Dex +1 Spd +1
Holy Knight	S Rank	Mag +1 Dex +1 Spd +2

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original
• Scions of Twelve

Guiding Breeze

Prince of Silesse. A descendant of Ced, one of the 12 legendary crusaders, and inheritor of the wind tome Forseti. Appears in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

Base Stats

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Guiding Breeze
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	15/16/17 34/38/41	7/8/9 31/34/37	10/11/12 34/37/40	3/4/5 13/17/20	5/6/7 22/25/29
Skills			Weapon
Forseti Glimmer			Tome

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Wind	-	-	-
	Elwind	-	-	-
	Rexcalibur	-	-	-
	Forseti	-
	Night Sky	-	-	-
	Glimmer	-		-
A	Darting Blow 1	-		-
	Swift Sparrow 1	Darting Blow 1		-
	Swift Sparrow 2	Swift Sparrow 1
B	Special Spiral 1	-		-
	Special Spiral 2	Special Spiral 1		-
	Special Spiral 3	Special Spiral 2
C	Odd Atk Wave 1	-		-
	Odd Atk Wave 2	Odd Atk Wave 1		-
	Odd Atk Wave 3	Odd Atk Wave 2

Overall

Base Skills

In terms of raw damage output, Lewyn is one of the strongest green mages in the game. His starting base kit, while not incredible, holds up relatively well, and he requires little outside inheritance to be competitively viable. This is cemented through his claim-to-fame Forseti which guarantees an immediate follow up attack to his first attack so long as he initiates battle and is over 50% health at the start. Lewyn melts through a wide range of units save for magically bulkiest of enemies and emerges from most battles without suffering any damage and maintaining Forseti's effect. Later on, it gained a simple, yet powerful refine. Not only the HP condition is reduced to 25% of his health, he also gains 4 points of attack and speed. With the special refine, as long as his target is with or above 75% of its health, he gain an additional 4 points to his attack and speed and neutralizes any debuffs focused on those stats.

His base kit perfectly synergies with Forseti and emphasizes the player-turn hyper-offensive style. Swift Sparrow is a staple of many player-phase nukes, and sets him up for inheriting higher levels of said skill by default. Odd Attack Wave is fairly outdated but perfectly usable on a budget. Save for some of the fastest characters, few can survive or prevent his Forseti follow ups. As a standard Mage, he loves receiving buffs and Glimmer capitalizes on the stat boosts to further increase damage output. Lewyn's final jewel is Special Spiral a skill that he both introduced and uses with incredible effectiveness. If he completes a battle and triggered a Special attack during that battle, he immediately reduces his special cooldown by 2, keeping his specials charged after every battle.

Counters

Lewyn is far too delicate and is at his weakest during the Enemy turn. He absolutely wants to avoid being initiated on all circumstances. Bulky units with Distant Counter are particularly troublesome for him as they can retaliate hard if he fails to kill them, especially red units like Hríd, Legendary Ryoma, and Fallen Ike. Highly resistant red enemies like Valentine's Henriette, Solon, and Altina can withstand his offense and retaliate hard. Finally, his reliance on his tome's follow up attack leaves him vulnerable to Wary Fighter opponents and other forms of follow-up denial. Both his low Res and HP also leave him vulnerable to most conventional Ploy users as well, hampering some of his offense.

Skill Inheritance Options

Realistically speaking, all Lewyn needs is an Assist skill - he already comes with nearly everything he could want on offense, though an upgrade to his Swift Sparrow never hurts. Standard Assist skill Draw Back is a solid choice as he can reposition himself and keep a tankier ally in front of him, offering some protection on the turns he is not attacking.

However, an unorthodox route involves inheriting AoE special like Blazing Wind, given Special Spiral's synergy with the skill. As for the Sacred Seal, Lewyn will always want Flashing Blade; since he has no way of charging his Special faster without Infantry Pulse support, the Seal allows Lewyn to get his Special off repeatedly when he has the support of a Dancer.

Meet Some of the Heroes

Guiding Breeze Lewyn
	Lewyn is a traveling bard. It goes without saying that he knows his way around a musical instrument, but he's also an extremely talented mage as well!
	There's a reason for that, of course. You see, his lifestyle as a bard is a cover. Lewyn is actually the prince of Silesse, and the descendant of the crusader Ced!
	Lewyn is something of a free spirit. He simply left the kingdom one day, which caused a commotion and resulted in a team being frantically sent out to find him.
	Don't get him wrong, though. He's very caring and considerate, particularly toward the weak and downtrodden. And with his carefree, breezy demeanor, he really does make a great bard!
Closely Associated Characters
Silvia	A dancer who travels the world. She looks sweet, but she doesn't necessarily act that way. Descendant of the high priest Bragi. She's taken a romantic interest in Lewyn.
Erinys	A serious, earnest pegasus knight of Silesse. She sets out on a journey in search of Lewyn after he suddenly leaves the kingdom.

Wind-Song Scion

Royal of Silesse. A descendant of Ced, one of the legendary 12 crusaders. Appears in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

Base Stats

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Wind-Song Scion
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17/18/19 36/40/43	7/8/9 35/38/42	9/10/11 34/37/40	5/6/7 15/19/22	7/8/9 31/34/37
Skills			Weapon
Drifting Grace+ New Moon			Tome

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Light	-	-	-
	Ellight	-	-	-
	Drifting Grace	-	-	-
	Drifting Grace+	-
	New Moon	-	-	-
	Luna (Skill)	New Moon		-
A	Atk Res Solo 1	-		-
	Atk Res Solo 2	Atk Res Solo 1		-
	Atk Res Solo 3	Atk Res Solo 2
C	Infantry Flash 1	-		-
	Infantry Flash 2	Infantry Flash 1		-
	Infantry Flash 3	Infantry Flash 2

Overall

Base Skills

Counters

Skill Inheritance Options

Meet Some of the Heroes

Wind-Song Scion Lewyn
	A stylish guest from Silesse has come to attend the Day of the Twelve festival! That's right, it's Lewyn, and he's making an appearance in a special outfit!
	This elegant outfit is based on the attire worn by Ced, Lewyn's ancestor. He was one of the 12 crusaders, who once carried the wind tome Forseti!
	The green shawl Lewyn is wearing calls to mind a gentle breeze, and it comes complete with metallic fittings that gleam with the light. Lewyn once guided Seliph, the Scion of Light, so I'd say that it's a pretty appropriate addition!
	Lewyn has something of a relaxed, mature attitude that makes him seem rather grown-up compared to others. I hope that he'll continue to look out for the younger Heroes at the festival!
Closely Associated Characters
Seliph	Inheritor of the sacred sword Tyrfing. A savior in his time, but dislikes battle. Julia's half brother. He was aided by Lewyn in his quest to liberate the continent.
Julia	Inheritor of the Book of Naga. Seliph's half sister by a different father. Gentle, yet faces her destiny with strength. Lewyn looked after her when she lost her memory.

Quotes

Genealogy of the Holy War

Awakening

Heroes

Lewyn/Heroes Quotes

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Lewyn is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

B06-033SR

B06-034N

B06-035HN

B19-068SR

B19-069N

P08-004PR

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	163	Genealogy of the Holy War	1,626
CYL2	65 ↑98	Genealogy of the Holy War	3,579 ↑2,317
CYL3	170 ↓105	Genealogy of the Holy War	1,533 ↓2,046
CYL4	167 ↑3	Genealogy of the Holy War	929 ↓604
CYL5	140 ↑27	Genealogy of the Holy War	668 ↓261
CYL6	180 ↓40	Genealogy of the Holy War	542 ↓126
CYL7	170 ↑10	Genealogy of the Holy War	347 ↓195
CYL8	204 ↓34	Genealogy of the Holy War	293 ↓54

CYL9	189 ↑15	Genealogy of the Holy War	256 ↓37
CYL10	155 ↑34	Genealogy of the Holy War	199 ↓57

Etymology

Lewyn is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English pre 7th Century personal name Leofwine which is composed of the elements "leof", dear, beloved and "wine", friend, meaning "Dearest friend". This possibly reflect on his friendship with the army in general.

Trivia

• According to an interview in the Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War TREASURE book, Shouzou Kaga states that Lewyn's survival is due to the intervention of Forseti who appeared in Jugdral during the Miracle of Dahna: this act broke a dragon taboo of noninterference in human affairs.^[2] This is even represented in a in game cutscene if you stall on the title screen after beating the game about 12 times.

Gallery

See main article: Lewyn/Gallery.

References